English Words: S

6,566 words · Page 71 of 132

snowdropnoun

Any of the 20 species of the genus Galanthus of the Amaryllidaceae, bulbous flowering plants, bearing a solitary, pendulous, white, bell-shaped flower that appears, depending on species, between autumn and late winter or early spring, all native to temperate Eurasia.

snowedverb

simple past and past participle of snow

snowfallnoun

An instance of falling of snow.

snowflakenoun

A crystal of snow, having approximate hexagonal symmetry.

snowingverb

present participle and gerund of snow

snowmannoun

A humanoid figure made with large snowballs stacked on each other. Human traits like a face and arms may be fashioned with sticks (arms), a carrot (nose), and stones or coal (eyes, mouth).

snowmeltnoun

Runoff from melting snow.

snowmobilenoun

A vehicle with skis at the front and a caterpillar track at the rear, used for travelling over snow, sometimes as sport.

snowmobilingnoun

The use of a snowmobile for amusement.

snowpacknoun

An accumulation of packed snow, usually the seasonal amount.

snowplownoun

A motorized vehicle that is used to push snow off flat surfaces such as roads and parking lots.

snowsnoun

One or both regions of the Earth where it snows the year round; the Arctic and/or Antarctic.

snowshoenoun

A flat item of footwear worn to facilitate walking in deep snow.

snowshoeingverb

present participle and gerund of snowshoe

snowstormnoun

Bad weather involving blowing winds and snow, or blowing winds and heavy snowfall amount.

snowyadj

Marked by snow; characterized by snow.

SNPnoun

Acronym of single-nucleotide polymorphism, a single base pair of DNA which is polymorphic with respect to a population.

Snradj

Abbreviation of senior; a title used after a father's name when his son is given the same name.

SNSnoun

Initialism of social networking site.

snubadj

Conspicuously short.

snubbingnoun

The act by which someone is snubbed; a rebuke.

snuckverb

simple past and past participle of sneak

snuffnoun

Finely ground or pulverized tobacco (or other plant derivative) intended for use by being sniffed or snorted into the nose.

snuffingnoun

The act by which a candle, etc. is snuffed out.

snugadj

Warm and comfortable; cosy.

snugglenoun

An affectionate hug.

snugglyadj

Cuddly; pleasant to snuggle with.

snuglyadv

Tightly, with limited space to move, in a snug manner.

snusnoun

A type of tobacco snuff consumed in the form of a moist powder which is placed under the (usually upper) lip, without chewing, for extended periods of time.

snyverb

To move, proceed.

Snydername

A surname from Dutch [in turn originating as an occupation] anglicized from Dutch Snijder, German Schneider or Alemannic German Schnyder, all meaning "tailor".

soconj

Reduced form of 'so that', used to express purpose; in order that.

so'scontraction

So that, in order that.

SoAname

Initialism of Society of Authors, a United Kingdom trade union.

soakverb

To be saturated with liquid by being immersed in it.

soakedverb

simple past and past participle of soak

soakernoun

One who, or that which, soaks.

soakingverb

present participle and gerund of soak

Soamesname

A surname.

soapnoun

A metallic salt derived from a fatty acid, commonly used in cleaning products.

soapboxnoun

A crate for packing soap.

soapstonenoun

A soft rock, rich in talc, also containing serpentine and either magnetite, dolomite or calcite.

soapyadj

Literal senses:

soarverb

To fly high with little effort, like a bird.

soaredverb

simple past and past participle of soar

Soaresname

A surname from Portuguese.

soaringadj

assurgent, ascending

SOBnoun

Initialism of son of a bitch.

sobanoun

A Japanese buckwheat noodle.

sobbingverb

present participle and gerund of sob

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The English alphabetical index for the letter S contains 6,566 headwords drawn from our Wiktionary-derived dictionary table. At 50 entries per page the browse splits into 132 pages, and you are currently viewing page 71. Every row above is a dictionary-backed entry with a canonical slug, and each links through to a full definition page with pronunciation, senses, etymology, and related-word data where available.

On this page 50 of 50 entries carry a part-of-speech tag and 50 carry at least one stored definition. Coverage varies across letters because Wiktionary volunteers build entries at different speeds for different parts of the alphabet, letters with common starting sounds (S, C, T, P) usually have the densest coverage, while less frequent starters (X, Q, Z) tend to have shorter but more specialised lists. PlainSpell surfaces whatever data is present and links back to the source when a definition is not yet recorded.

For readers using this index as a spelling reference, the guarantee is that every form you see on the list is a documented English headword, not a guess, not a derived inflection lacking a lemma row. If a word you expected to find is absent from the "S" list, it usually means the form exists only as an inflection of another lemma (e.g. a past participle stored under the infinitive) or the entry has not yet been imported from Wiktionary. Use the search bar or the misspelling lookup to resolve these cases.